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Hilltop Camp

Hilltop Camp - Accommodation in Hluhluwe Game Reserve

Contact Details:
Reservations
Tel: 086 127 6237
Int. Tel: +27 51 924 0585

Description

Hilltop Camp is the 'Winner of the British Airways Tourism For Tomorrow Award'

The award-winning Hilltop Camp on the summit of a forested hill offers fine views of the surrounding countryside. The camp, the oldest in KwaZulu-Natal, was extensively rebuilt and enlarged in the early nineties, and today accommodation at Hilltop ranges from a luxury lodge to a variety of superbly appointed self-catering accommodation facilities. All units are serviced daily. From the bottom of the price range up, facilities include: twenty 2-bedded rondavels with communal ablutions and kitchens; seven 2-bedded and twenty-two 4-bedded self-catering chalets.

Twenty 2-bedded chalets, which are not self-catering, are within close proximity to the main reception area. This area includes an a la carte restaurant, an attractive pub and lounge decorated with photographs and memorabilia of the history of Hluhluwe, as well as a gift shop and convenience store.

A forest trail is available to guests at Hilltop. Hlaza Hide has been developed at the site of the old summerhouse in Hilltop Camp and it will shortly incorporate a waterhole with soft lighting at night to aid game viewing.

The Mpunyane Restaurant offers a full English buffet breakfast every day. Lunches from Monday to Saturday are a la carte and on Sundays a hot and cold buffet. Dinners are either a hot and cold buffet or a traditional braai(barbeque) depending on the weather.

Dinner arrangements do change according to guest profiles and holidays.

Mtwazi Lodge is a beautiful thatched home set in a magnificent garden which was once the home of the original warden of the reserve. Now a comfortable eight-bedded lodge comprising three bedrooms each with its own private bathroom and an annex bedroom with its own shower and toilet.
Mtwazi is a self-catering facility.

Muntulu and Munywaneni are up-market bush lodges comprising four separate en suite bedrooms with secluded verandahs overlooking the Hluhluwe River. There is also a central viewing lounge and kitchen complex. The bush lodges provide complete privacy and can house up to eight people. A cook/caretaker is in attendance and a field ranger is available to take visitors on walks.

Special PrecautionsHluhluwe Umfolozi Park is in a LOW RISK malaria area and visitors need to consult their doctors before visiting the area.

Health & Climate
This is a malaria area and the necessary pre-cautions must be taken.
It is advisable to use an insect repellent at night.

Accommodation

Hilltop offers a variety of superbly appointed self-catering accommodation facilities. All units are serviced daily.

- 20x two-bed Rondavels with communal ablution and -kitchen facilities;
- 7x two-bed Chalets, fully equipped for selfcatering.
- 22x four-bed Chalets, fully equipped for selfcatering.
- 20x 2-bed Chalets, without kitchen facilities (units therefore not equipped for selfcatering) and are within close proximity to the main reception area where the restaurant is.

The selfcatering units are fully equipped with linen, crockery, cutlery, stove, refrigerator and cooking utensils. Visitors can either bring their own provisions or make use of the restaurant and convenience store.

This area includes an a la carte restaurant, an attractive pub and lounge decorated with photographs and memorabilia of the history of Hluhluwe, as well as a gift shop and convenience store.

Bookings can either be made for selfcatering or catered accommodation (breakfast and/or dinner included).

Rates

Accommodation type

base rate

up to Persons

Adult supp

Gross/Nett

CONSERVATION LEVY

2 Bed self-catering chalets (7)

R960

1

R320

Gross

All visitors pay R110 conservation levy per person per day. Children< 12yrs & under - R55.

 

This conservation levy will be charged per person per day and will replace the vehicle entry fee.

2 Bed non self-cater units (20)

R960

1

R320

Gross

4 Bed self-catering chalets (22)

R1930

3

R320

Gross

2 Bed Rest huts (20)

Communal bathroom/WC/kitchen

R480

1

R160

Gross

8 Bed Mthwazi Lodge Self catering (1)

R4200

6

R350

Gross

8 Bed Muntulu Bush Lodge (1)

R4200

6

R700

GROSS

8 Bed Munyawaneni Bush Lodge (1)

R4200

6

R700

GROSS

PACKAGE RATES

MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES

Bed & Breakfast Package in 2/4 bed unit inc. 1 game drive daily

R1180

see below

Gross

Luggage porterage

R18 pp NETT

Both ways

D, B & B in 2/4 bed unit including 1 game drive daily

R1425

see below

Gross

Short walks

R250 NETT

B & B no drive in 2\4bed Unit

R805

see below

Gross

Game drives

R300 NETT

D, B & B no drive - 2\4 bed unit

R1050

see below

Gross

 

SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGE

TOUR GUIDES - ACCOMPANYING PACKAGES

Single supplement in 2 bed unit

R320

Gross

 

9 and under paying guests B&B

 

9 and under paying guests D ,B & B

 

10-14 paying guests

 

 

15-29 paying guests

 

 

30+ paying guests

 

R475 NETT

 

 

R720 NETT

 

 

1 tour leader free

 

2 tour leaders free

 

3 tour leaders free

Package supplement pp in 4 bed unit

 

 

1 adult

R1280

Gross

1 adult & 1 juvenile

R960

Gross

1 adult & 1 juvenile or 2 adults

R640

Gross

2 adults and 1 juvenile

R320

Gross

 

 

NB: Please note that the above rates are subject to change. Please confirm rates by clicking on the enquiry button/tab or by calling the following:

 

Central Reservations Office
Tel: +27 (0)39 747 4702 

 


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Directions

Gate Opening and Closing Times: Summer(November to February ) 05h00 to 19h00 Winter ( March to October ) 06h00 to 18h00 How to get there: The recommended route from the north or south is to turn off the N2 at Hluhluwe village and follow the tarred road to Memorial Gate. An alternative route is to turn off the N2 at Mtubatuba on to the R618 and proceed towards Hlabisa and travel for 27 kms to Nyalazi Gate. Distance and Time from Gate to Camp: 15 kms and 45 minutes